Mcnabb appears to be done and he is the reason for this loss

I thought Donovan was a significant upgrade, but I never believed for a minute that he would be the starter any more than 2 years with his age and injury history...

I thought Donovan was a significant upgrade, but I never believed for a minute that he would be the starter any more than 2 years with his age and injury history...Yeah, and to be honest, 2 years seemed like a best case scenario. He may have 3-5 years left as a quarterback in this league I'm sure, but we didn't trade a 2nd and 3rd round pick for "a guy who is a quarterback in this league."

We obviously wanted the old, classic Donovan McNabb, but 8 games in, it's clear we're never going to get that player no matter how much money you throw at him. The bigger question is, what will we have if we keep him on a franchise tender, and is he worth it?

We've got 8 games to figure it out, plus a playoff game if we can beat the Eagles out for 2nd in this division.

You know, this thread is stupid and should be closed. It makes as much sense as pulling McNabb in the last three minutes of the game.

I think that regardless of what happens after this year, we need to keep McNabb on board. I feel like the contract negotiations taking so long are more dependent on the labor situation than McNabb's performance, but even if we draft a rookie QB next year, I think it would be good to keep him on the bench and stay with McNabb for a year or two. This is assuming his level of play remains the same for the rest of this year.

I'm hoping that this benching serves as a wake up call, and that he really does begin to work harder to understand the offense. I think that if we add another couple necessary pieces to our offensive line, and mcnabb puts some more work in, we can have a vastly improved offense with mcnabb at the helm next year.

Whenever an offense suffers, it's so easy to put all the blame on the quarterback, but to get rid of McNabb would be a mistake.

I'm just tired of us bringing in all these older guys for draft picks...it's not just McNabb but Brown looks like it was a bad move, so there's more draft picks. When is someone going to come in here and stop trading away picks for old guys??? I was watching the Pats yesterday and the guy that was filling in for Buck said that NE has two 1st round picks, 2 2nd round picks and two 3rd round picks in next year's draft and they're playing ALL YOUNG GUYS on defense. I want someone from their front office here....Oh yeah, KC got him and they're now in 1st place in the AFC West.

Listening to Trent Dilfer discuss the matter today. He explained that naturally the McNabb benching had nothing to do with Grossman being more adept in the two minute drill (although he did point out that DM is avg at best at game end and in critical situations across his career?) and all about sending DM a message.
Here we are at the Bye and it is an opportune time to work on DM's footwork and motion as the coaching staff has been asking of him. He has apparently...to date refused.
As can readily be seen, DM is not having an....exceptional year and the coaches would like that to improve.
I have no doubt this is essentially true. I am not surprised by this....and don't disagree
AND on the day before election day.....HOG1 supports this message

I'm just tired of us bringing in all these older guys for draft picks...it's not just McNabb but Brown looks like it was a bad move, so there's more draft picks. When is someone going to come in here and stop trading away picks for old guys??? I was watching the Pats yesterday and the guy that was filling in for Buck said that NE has two 1st round picks, 2 2nd round picks and two 3rd round picks in next year's draft and they're playing ALL YOUNG GUYS on defense. I want someone from their front office here....Oh yeah, KC got him and they're now in 1st place in the AFC West.
It always easy to look good with Brady, for that matter Manning. Both teams are considered the best talent evaluaters in football. Show me how they replace those two, and then I will judge how great they are.

Wow, I am sad to say the state of Redskins fans. I can't believe a whopping 17 percent of people here think the benching was the correct move.

This is what happens when Dan calls the shots and makes changes often. Fans expect sudden and stupid change.

Wow, I am sad to say the state of Redskins fans. I can't believe a whopping 17 percent of people here think the benching was the correct move.

This is what happens when Dan calls the shots and makes changes often. Fans expect sudden and stupid change.If 5/6 think that the benching was wrong, I think that qualifies as a vast majority. Any further over that might just be evidence of group think, and absence of logical thought.

I think the poll shows that a majority of Redskins fans feel their shiny new head coach made a poor, but critical, decision. That's a fairly landmark outcome for a deeply-rooted fanbase such as this one.

Wow, I am sad to say the state of Redskins fans. I can't believe a whopping 17 percent of people here think the benching was the correct move.

This is what happens when Dan calls the shots and makes changes often. Fans expect sudden and stupid change.

Yep.

Fans expecting playoffs this year or next are a little unrealistic based on our roster. We have MAJOR needs in a lot of areas. Only several good drafts can address those needs. Several good drafts.

Remember our shi*** led team has not drafted for quality or quanity over the last 10 years+. It catches up w/ you sooner or later.